TV series
The history they don't teach you in school.
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
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Episode 1
A prank-loving emperor hosts a dinner party on Roman Come Dine with Me, the Durham Home Guard injure themselves while learning first aid, and the Viking rock band paint the town red... literally.
Written by Laurence Rickard, Mathew BayntonGuest stars Alice Lowe, Katy Wix, Lawry Lewin, Simon Farnaby
Episode 2
A pirate captain regrets stealing a herd of seasick cows, a Georgian sportsman invents a whole new way of boxing, King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle, and the Georgian army goes to war against a bunch of naughty schoolboys.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Alice Lowe, Katy Wix, Lawry Lewin, Dominique Moore, Giles Terera, Simon Farnaby
Episode 3
In Ancient Greece, it's time for Spartan High School Musical, a jester breaks bad news to Henry VIII using armpit raspberries, learn how to stay fit with the Caveman Workout, and Roman emperor Nero stars in a (not very) romantic movie.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Alice Lowe, Lawry Lewin, Nathaniel Martello-White, Simon Farnaby, David Baddiel
Episode 4
Britain's greatest sailor, Admiral Nelson, turns out to be horribly seasick, two doctors from the Middle Ages argue over how to treat a patient, discover the many uses for an Incan llama, and the World War 2 Girls sing about Girl Power on the Home Front.
Written by Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Mathew BayntonGuest stars Sarah Hadland, Alexei Sayle, Alice Lowe, Giles Terera, Katy Wix, Lawry Lewin, Dominique Moore, Simon Farnaby
Episode 5
An Incan kid has the worst birthday ever, a Roman farmer meets a door-to-door poo salesman, and King George IV embarks on a solo musical career.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Sarah Hadland, Alice Lowe, Daniel Taylor, Lawry Lewin, Dominique Moore, Nathaniel Martello-White, Simon Farnaby, David Baddiel
Episode 6
The Ug and Ugio families go head to head on Stone Age Family Fortunes, mad King George III's doctors are even madder than he is, and Emperor Elagabalus launches his pranktastic Roman lottery.
Guest stars Alice Lowe, Katy Wix, Lawry Lewin, Dominique Moore
Episode 7
Joan of Arc gets a visit from a confused angel, a pirate captain tries to make his crew dress like ladies, and Mrs Celt enjoys being a Roman on Historical Wife Swap.
Guest stars Lawry Lewin, Dominique Moore, Simon Farnaby, Katy Wix
Episode 8
Some Vikings attack a monastery but can't remember why, a peasant gets a posh makeover on Georgian Fashion Fix, Crimewatch BC tries to solve the murder of Julius Caesar, and prepare to be confused by the Egyptian Hieroglyphics song.
Written by Ben Willbond, Mathew BayntonGuest stars Katy Wix, Sarah Hadland, Lawry Lewin, Giles Terera, Simon Farnaby, David Baddiel
Episode 9
The Stuarts are confused by the newly-discovered drink of tea, a Viking funeral ends in a massive fight, a child evacuated in the Blitz thinks farm animals are monsters, and some cowboys sing about life in the Wild West.
Written by Ben Willbond, Mathew BayntonGuest stars Dominique Moore, Giles Terera, Nathaniel Martello-White, Simon Farnaby
Episode 10
King Charles I sends someone else to get married for him, a new recruit regrets joining the Georgian army, and Queen Cleopatra reveals her weird beauty secrets.
Written by Ben Willbond, Mathew BayntonGuest stars Lawry Lewin, Dominique Moore, Giles Terera, David Baddiel
Episode 11
Barmy Roman emperor Caligula fails to invade Britain so collects seashells instead, King Henry VIII plays tennis while Anne Boleyn is executed, and some naughty Saxon monks throw a funky party.
Guest stars Lawry Lewin, Dominique Moore, Simon Farnaby
Episode 12
Ug and Grunt demonstrate how to paint like a caveman, some silly World War Two codebreakers forget their own code, and Henry VIII challenges the King of France to a wrestlemania-style smackdown!
Written by Ben Willbond, Mathew BayntonGuest stars Lawry Lewin, Simon Farnaby
Episode information updated Sep 14, 2026
Ben Willbond
Mathew Baynton
Laurence Rickard
Jessica Ransom
Jess RobinsonAdditional Voices
Jim Howick
Gemma Whelan
CBBCUnited Kingdom
Lion TelevisionUnited Kingdom
